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Education Flora and Fauna of India Nature, Forest and Wildlife

Comprehensive List of Grass Species in Kadapa District

Grass Survey done from 31st may to 2nd June 2025 Second grass Survey in Palakonda, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh List of grass species 1. Parahyparrhenia bellariensis 2. Chrysopogon velutinus 3. Chrysopogon fulvus 4. Chrysopogon asper 5. Bothriochloa pseudoischaemum  6. Bothriochloa woodrowii 7. Aristida setacea 8. Aristida funiculata  9. Aristida mutabilis 10.Aristida adscensionis 11. Aristida hystrix […]

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Extinct species/Lost Birds/Critically Endangered birds/Rare birds Habitat & Biodiversity loss

Jerdon’s Courser -A Pursuit With Hope

Jerdon’s courser was first recorded in 1848 by Thomas C Jerdon, a British surgeon. It was thought to be extinct in 1900s untill rediscovered in 1986. Since the rediscovery in Forest department (Vineet Kumar IFS officer) and other researchers has been focused on Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary and its immediate fringes which is a crucial area for JC’s conservation.